Silbo Gomero – Tweeting Is an Actual Language on La Gomera Island
The Silbo Gomero language sounds as sweet as the tweeting of Nightingales. Listening to this beautiful means of communication makes me wonder if birds are actually able to talk to each other in the same manner. Because the people of La Gomera island in the Canaries certainly do one heck of a job of talking […]
New York Woman Makes a Living Catching Other People’s Cats
If you’ve ever dreamed of living in New York, here’s one more reason for you to move there – Jordana Serebrenik. The name of her business explains it all. She is the founder, owner and sole worker of Catch Your Cat, which pretty much sums up what she does. This 45-year-old resident of Murray Hill […]
Renowned Artist Creates Jesus Portrait from 24,790 Push Pins
World renowned artist Rob Surette has recently completed a mind-blowing portrait of Jesus Christ made out of 24,790 colored push pins. The amazing work of art measures 5.5 feet x 4 feet, and took the artist six months to finish. Rob Surette has been fascinated by pointillism ever since he discovered the art of Georges Seurat, who invented […]
German Fashion Designer Makes Shoes from Real Hooves and Dead Animals
These are some of the freakiest shoes I’ve ever set eyes on. Made by German designer Iris Shieferstein, the footwear is actually created from body parts of dead animals. She uses horse hooves and skin, snake skin and even whole dead birds as decorations. I really doubt there are a lot of people out there […]
iPhoneography – Colleges to Offer Courses in iPhone Photography
If a filmmaker could shoot an entire movie on a smartphone, a course on iPhone Photography doesn’t really seem like a bad idea. It’s actually pretty neat that two colleges in London are planning to offer a course that’s dedicated to the ever-popular iPhone. According to course tutor Richard Gray, all you need to attend […]
Dwarf Bullfighters – Human Exploitation Meets Animal Cruelty
It sounds cruel when I write about it, but watching a bunch of dwarfs running around with calves that match their size could invoke quite a bit of laughter. There’s nothing cute about this however, the fighting is quite real and dangerous. Thankfully, the calves and the men are usually unharmed. Wondering what I’m talking […]
Mind-Blowing Portrait Created from Thousands of Coffee Stains
Just weeks after she took the Internet by storm with her incredible portrait of Yao Ming, created only with a basketball and red paint, Malaysian artist Hong Yi strikes again, this time with a realistic rendition of Taiwanese singer Jay Chou made with coffee stains. The young artist begins her unusual creative process by taking […]
Ultimate Tazer Ball – The Sport That Lets You Taze Your Opponents
If you’ve read or watched the Harry Potter series, you’d know that Quidditch has Bludgers that are hurled at opponents to make them lose control of the ball. While this could be fatal in real life, no one’s ever thought much of it since it’s only make-believe. But what if there really was a sport […]
Man Chooses Pet Buffalo as Best Man at Vow Renewal Ceremony
People who renew their wedding vows will generally go to any lengths to get everything right the second time around. So this man from Quinlan, Texas, thought things through and realized that no one could make a better best man than Wildthing, his pet buffalo. A 2008 picture of the ceremony shows Ronald Bridges and […]
Ukrainian Artist Creates Fantastic Religious Icons from Millions of Knots
Using a special knot weaving technique called macrame, Ukrainian artist Vladimir Denshchikov creates mind-blowing religious icons made almost entirely of linen thread. Born on July 1, 1952 in Kiev, Vladimir Denshchikov graduated the Kiev Theater University and went on to become and actor. He worked his way up to director and artistic director of the Simferopol Crimea Maxim Gorky Academic […]
Master Seducer Is Paid To Catch Cheating Girlfriends
Men certainly seem to be willing to dish out large sums of money for love-related services. First it was to hire wingmen and then for breaking up. Now it’s the turn of all the jealous boyfriends and husbands out there to spend some cash and prove their women are cheats. If you’re thinking detective agency, […]
TV Channel for Canines Proves Television Is Going to the Dogs
Television in San Diego is going to the dogs. No, really. They have a new 24-hour channel that’s just meant to keep dogs company when the owners are out of the house. DOGTV was launched on Time Warner and Cox digital cable systems last week. It’s not uncommon for dogs to feel lonely when their […]
Woman Has Eaten Nothing but Pizza for the Last 31 Years
It isn’t exactly food fit for a queen, but it’s good enough for 33-year-old Claire Simmons. Claire loves cheese and tomato pizza so much that she’s been eating nothing else for 31 years. Which means she’s been eating the stuff since she was about 2 years old. That does sound too young to be eating […]
Artist Makes Stunning Sculptures from Shattered CDs
Instead of throwing away old CDs, like most of us do, Sean Avery transforms them into incredible sculptures he classifies as sustainable art. Sure, you’ve seen CDs used as decorations before, but I assure you, they’re nothing like what this man makes. Pieces of shattered CDs are pretty hard to work with when you’re trying […]
This Norwegian Princess Can Teach You How to Talk to Angels
A princess talking to angels – sounds like a chapter right out of a fairy-tale, doesn’t it? Turns out it isn’t. Real-life Norwegian Princess Martha Louise can not only converse with the unearthly beings, but also teach you how to do it. Last Thursday saw the release of her second book on the subject, with […]